The Delta independent., 1887-03-22
TELEGRAPH BREVTTLES.

The upper Missouri river is on big
boom.
Ex-Governor Pillsbury, OF Massachu-
sets, is dead.
President Cleveland was fifty years
old on the 18th.
Mr.. Manning and Treasurer Jordan
have sailed for Europe.
The wife of Hon. E. B. Washburne
died in Chicago on the 18th.
A statue OF General Garfield is to b
unveiled in Washington in May.
Three hold-ups robbed the Gulf, Col
orado & Sante Fe station at Coleman,
Texas, of over 5000.
The prohibition amendment to the
Illinois Constitution was defeated in the
State Legislature.
A New York firm have been adver-
tising watch for sl.OO, which turns out to
be only sun dial.
1t is reported that the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe railroad is about to pur-
chase the Baltimore & Ohio road.
The Anarchists funeral at Chicago,
which was expected to create disturbance,
proved to be very quiet affair.
Over 1000 of the leading ladies Of
Leavenworth, Kansas, have registered and
propose to vote at the spring elections.
A fire in Buffalo hotel resulted in
the loss of nearly half a million dollars
worth Of property and thirty human lives.
A fire at Buffalo, New York, burned
the Masonic Hall and the stock of Miller,
Greiner & Co. The loss and insurance is
heavy.
De Lesseps has returned to Paris.
aud he tells the French that Germany does
not seek a war. He believes that peace will
prevail.
A terrible railroad accident occurred
near Boston, Monday morning, by which
nearly thirty persons were killed and over
| 100 wounded.
The Society Of the Army Of the Cum
berland, which meets in Washington in
May next, will unveil a statue of General
Garfield in that city.
George Sickles, the father of General
Daniel E. Sickles, died at his home in New
Rochelle, New York, on the 18th. He left
by will &, 1000 600 worth Of property.
The police have become alarmed at
St Petersburg. They have been informed
that numerous widespread bands of Nibil-
lists are ready for immediate action.
Rev. Matthew c. Julien of the Trim
itarian Church of New Bedford, Massachu-
sets, is spoken of as the possible successor
to Mr.. Beecher at Plymouth Church.
Rev. Lyman Abbott. assisted by Rev.
| Dr. Halliday, officiated in Mr.. Beecher's
pulpit Sunday. There was profusion of
flowers and an immense throng Of people.
Since the Apaches have been confined
at Fort Marion, Florida, the deaths have ex-
ceeded the births by one. There are now
eighty-two men. 206 women, and l5s chill
| dren.
| Charles Green and VIM. Eden were
assassiaated In Christiana county, Missouri,
it is supposed, by BALD Knobbers," and
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the crime.
The wages of the employees of the
Philadelphia & Reading road in Philadel-
phia have been advanced from to Is per
cent. Several hundred men are favorably
affected.
The coopers employed by two large
firms in New York, who were called out
by strike elsewhere, have returned to
work and severed their connection with the
Knights of Labor.
The Cheyennes on the Rosebud and
| Tongue rivers are without -four and meat
and threatened with starvation. They are
eating their dead ponies and anything else
that they can find.
Frank NJ. Scott, cashier of the pub
fishing firm of Webster & Co., of New
York, has been arrested at his home
for embezzling $4,000 from the firm. He
was committed to jail.
Walter E. Lawton, prominent bust
| ness man Of New York, has left for parts
unknown. after having scooped in all the
money he could borrow, which same is esti-
mated at nearly 100000
The Sultan of Morocco has prohibited
the use Of tobacco among his subjects, and
number have been publicly fiogged for
smoking. He is threatened with a tornado
in consequence of this order.
The Radical press of France make a
bitter attack on NJ. De Lesseps for calling
France the natural friend of Germany,
and they advise him to stay at home in the
future and confne himself to canal mat
tiers.
The testimony taken before the Rail-
road Commissioners in regard to the recent
accident near Boston, tended to show that
| some accident had occurred to the train be-
fore 1t struck the bridge, and thus the bridge
| was wrecked.
Lieutenant Mott of the Tenth Caval-
ry was killed on the San Carlos Reserva-
tion by young Apache chief with whom
he quarreled about the division Of land
The murderer fed with three renegades,
and scouts are In pursuit
The Department of State has received
a copy OF the will Of the late Jose Seville,
who died in Lima, Peru, recently, leaving